Kamen Rider: The Next

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Kamen Rider: The Next
Japanese name
Kanji	仮面ライダー THE NEXT
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Kamen Raidā Za Nekusuto
Directed by	Ryuta Tasaki
Written by	Toshiki Inoue
Based on	Kamen Rider and Kamen Rider V3 by Shotaro Ishinomori
Produced by	Kazuo Katō Shinichirō Shirakura Naomi Takebe Kōichi Yada
Starring	Masaya Kikawada Hassei Takano Kazuki Kato Miku Ishida Erika Mori Tomorowo Taguchi Rie Mashiko
Cinematography	Issei Tanaka
Edited by	Hideaki Ōhata
Music by	Goro Yasukawa
Production companies	Toei Company Toei Channel Toei Agency Toei Video
Distributed by	Toei Company
Release date	October 27, 2007 (2007-10-27)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Kamen Rider: The Next (仮面ライダー THE NEXT, Kamen Raidā Za Nekusuto, Masked Rider: The Next) is a 2007 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Toshiki Inoue. The film was released on October 27, 2007. The film borrows elements from the Kamen Rider V3 television series and is a sequel to the Kamen Rider: The First movie (which was a film adaptation of the original Kamen Rider series).

Actor Kazuki Kato, who had previously portrayed Daisuke Kazama/Kamen Rider Drake in Kamen Rider Kabuto, portrayed Shiro Kazami/Kamen Rider V3.^[1] Both Masaya Kikawada and Hassei Takano reprise their roles as Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider 1 and Hayato Ichimonji/Kamen Rider 2, respectively. It was given a PG-12 rating for its brief nudity and violence.^[2]